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Eskişehir, Turkey

Uğur Mumcu Park

This harrowing memorial remembers a murdered investigative journalist.
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Coimbra, Portugal

Cabinet of Curiosities at the University of Coimbra

One of the oldest universities in the world exhibits thousands of specimens from its 700-year-old collection.
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Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, France

Church of the Saintes Maries de la Mer

A coastal French town said to have been visited by Jesus' disciples is a major pilgrimage center for Catholic Romanis.
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Allinge, Denmark

The Russian Cemetery in Allinge

World War II Soviet Russian soldiers were buried on the Danish island after the war had ended.
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Taichung City, Taiwan

Wufeng Mushroom Museum

An unassuming museum offers a deep dive into everything about mushrooms, from cultivation innovations to fungi that "talk."
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Ohey, Belgium

Chapelle Saint-Mort

The 6th-century saint is often invoked for tooth pain and young children who experience problems walking.
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Morrison, Colorado

Red Rocks Hall of Fame

Drift through decades of high desert music history at this funky hometown museum.
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Denver, Colorado

The Cruise Room Bar

This swanky speakeasy is Denver’s oldest bar—and hasn’t changed a bit since 1933.
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Denver, Colorado

Prismatic Electric Fountain

This stunning, technicolor array of geysers has occupied Ferril lake since 1908.
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Denver, Colorado

Little Man Ice Cream Can

This 28-foot-tall milk can contains one of the most whimsical ice cream parlors in town.
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Jarrow, England

The Spirit of Jarrow

A bronze sculpture immortalizes a historic 1936, 26-day-long march for economic relief.
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Lleida, Spain

Pont de Montiberri

A river hides a charming medieval bridge.
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Austin, Texas

Stevie Ray Vaughan Statue

A tribute to a great Texas blues musician.
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Newtown, Pennsylvania

Wrightstown Schoolhouse

This 1802 building is the last remaining octagonal schoolhouse in Bucks County.
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Shime, Japan

Winding Tower of Shime Coal Mine

Japan’s only surviving winding tower.
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Taipei, Taiwan

Dr. Chen Wen-chen Memorial

A memorial honoring a mathematician likely murdered by Taiwan's authoritarian government.
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Berkeley, California

Berkeley Poetry Walk

A Berkeley sidewalk etched with 128 cast-iron poems.
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Rotterdam, Netherlands

Street Posts Museum

An unexpected public exhibit showcases the diversity of Dutch street posts.
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